Air Canada's ban on animal shipments upheld

Regulatory/Transport

Friday, December 21, 2012

The Canadian Transportation Agency has rejected a claim that Air Canada’s decision to stop transporting non-human primates for research purposes is discriminatory and unreasonable, removing a suspension of the carrier’s restrictions. Complaints had been submitted to the agency alleging that Air Canada’s tariff revisions imposed to stop the transportation of research primates discriminated against certain shippers. The agency called Air Canada’s move “a rational ...

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